Tommy Lasorda Baseball

I've never been a fan of baseball. In fact I've never been a fan of any professional sports. But Tommy Lasorda was a personality too big to be contained in just one category of pop culture. Consequently he became a celebrity, and a part of our general pop culture. His popularity was soaring high in the 80's, so when Sega of America made it their mission to attach their brand to as many celebrities as possible he was one of their first picks.

Tommy Lasorda Baseball was one of the launch titles for the Sega Genesis , and Mr. Lasorda made numerous appearances endorsing the game in TV commercials and magazine ads, often taking a comedic approach by insinuating that playing the game may have become too much of a priority to him, causing him to miss other obligations (like actual baseball games). While it may have been surpassed as time went on by other baseball games when it came to technical feats and realism, Tommy Lasorda's Baseball is still remembered fondly as one of the most enjoyable 16-bit baseball games as well as one of the best launch titles of the Genesis.